Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I have indicated when we hope the heads of the NAMA Bill will be brought to Government for consideration. It then depends on the detailed advices of the Attorney General thereafter. We will proceed with the Bill as quickly as is possible. It is a complex and important piece of legislation that has to be got right. As I outlined in Leaders' Questions, and as the Minister for Finance has outlined, we are making practical arrangements in the interim for work to proceed in the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA. I assure the Deputy that we will proceed with the practical arrangements and the legislation as quickly as possible, consistent with the Attorney General's advice and the final decisions-----

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